Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participating registrars and practices in the ReCEnT study, 2010–2019.
| Class | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Registrar variable (n= 2,839) | ||
| Registrar gender | Male, n (%) | 1,077 (37.9%) |
| Female, n (%) | 1,762 (62.1%) | |
| Qualified as doctor, overseas | Yes, n (%) | 565 (20.0%) |
| No, n (%) | 2,261 (80.0%) | |
| Years worked at practice previously | Mean, years (±SD) | 3.4 (3.4) |
| Pathway registrar enrolled in | General, n (%) | 1,960 (69.7%) |
| Rural, n (%) | 853 (30.3%) | |
| Registrar round/practice variables (n = 6,954) | ||
| Registrar age | Mean, years (±SD) | 32.6 (6.3) |
| Registrar works, full time | Yes, n (%) | 5,134 (76.9%) |
| No, n (%) | 1,543 (23.1%) | |
| Registrar training term | Term 1, n (%) | 2,691 (38.7%) |
| Term 2, n (%) | 2,477 (35.6%) | |
| Term 3, n (%) | 1,786 (25.7%) | |
| Practice rurality | Major city, n (%) | 4,328 (62.3%) |
| Inner regional, n (%) | 1,835 (26.4%) | |
| Outer regional, n (%) | 706 (10.2%) | |
| Remote, n (%) | 67 (1.0%) | |
| Very remote, n (%) | 16 (0.2%) | |
| Practice SEIFA index | Mean, years (±SD) | 5.4 (2.8) |
| Practice routinely bulk bills | Yes, n (%) | 4,920 (71.4%) |
| No, n (%) | 1,970 (28.6%) | |
| Larger practice (>5 GPs) | Yes, n (%) | 4,092 (61.3%) |